Jennifer’s POV:. This was the plan that Anthony and I had come up with. He would pretend to faint, luring the vampires to our cell so that we could escape. Our plan worked. These vampires did not want Anthony dead. They believed me when I said that an old wound of his reopened. “Nobody move. If anyone dares to take a step forward, I’ll rip his head off. Anthony tightened his grip on Sherman’s neck. I knocked down the guards and ran to stand behind Anthony. The probability of us staying safe was higher if we stayed together. More vampires appeared outside the cell, but they all stopped in their tracks when they saw what the situation was like. Anthony kept a tight grip on Sherman and led me out of the dungeon. Although Sherman couldn’t speak because there was a hand around his neck, he subtly took out a gun from his pocket while we were distracted. But Anthony quickly intercepted the pistol and pointed it at Sherman’s head. Then, he tied up Sherman’s wrists. “If anyone dares to take a step closer, he’s going to get it,”. Anthony warned the vampires who seemed eager to approach. But because those vampires were loyal to the elder, they kept a distance of at least a hundred meters away from us. “Mr. Jones!”. An anxious voice called out from far away. It was the royal guards! Both Anthony and I sighed in relief. Although we had a hostage, we were still greatly outnumbered. If there was a vampire who didn’t care whether Sherman lived or died, we would be forced to fight. The arrival of the royal guards put us at ease. They fought the vampires. After an hour, the vampires were defeated. Most of them fled with injuries, and the rest of them died during the battle. We were able to rescue Alpha Boris and Luna Judy from the dungeon. By the time we took Sherm an back to the Red Sun Pac k, he had already fainted. His neck had several bruises, p roving how much strength Anthon y had used to hold him in place. “Escort him to Osman Kingdom tonight

Do not let him escape,” . Anthony ord ered the ro yal guards. Vampires w ere cunning creatures. Another fierce battle would break ou t if we failed to keep a close watch on Sherman and he managed to escape. The Red Sun Pac k’s problem was finally solved. It was already dark when we returned to Marge Island, but Elizabeth was waiting for us, supported by a maid. She l ooked pale. “You brat, why did yo u take Jennifer to su ch a dangerous place?” . Elizabeth scolded Anthony while pointing at his face. Her body trembled in anger. I rushed to her side and exp lained, “Mr. Jones just wanted me to gain more experience. There were many werewolves around us so I told her in a low voice, “He got injured while saving me. When Elizabeth heard this, her expressio n softened a little. She glanced at her son and said, “ Jennifer will stay with me tonight. Do you have any objection to that?” . “Mom, this is the training g round,” Anthony replied, sla pping a hand to his forehead. “Let’s leave h im be. Elizabeth held my hand an d pulled me past Anthony as if she didn’t see him. As I was getting dr agged away, I turned to look at Anthony. When our ey es met, he s miled at me. I noticed that Anthony had been smi ling at me more frequently recently, and that knowledge warmed my heart. Elizabeth to ok me to Ant hony’s villa. As soon as we entered the house, she patted my hand reassuringly. “A mother knows her son better than anyone else. Anth ony likes you. I’ve never seen him have feelings for a female before. ”I blushed at her straightforwardness. Did Anthony real ly like me? I cou ldn’t believe it. But if I thought about it care fully, I had to admit that Ant hony had some affection for me. We had been throug h life-or-death si tuations together. He had saved me from dangerous situations over and over again. All the times I had been in critical danger, he had never left me alone

Recalling all t his made my che eks feel hotter. “Well, I’ll stop nagging y ou two from now on. ”Elizabe th playfully swung my hand. “But if you train every day, you won’t have time to get to know each other better. What if I host a mas querade? What do you think? I could invite everyone on the island to the masquerade and ask the drillma ster to give the trainees a day off. You all can’t keep training every day. You need to relax sometimes. When I saw how hopeful Elizabeth looked de spite her pale face, I couldn’t bring mysel f to turn down her suggestion, so I nodded. “Such a good girl!” . She gently stroke d my hair like I was her daughter. Anthony’s POV : “How about t his one, sir?” . I was in the shopping mall, looking abs entmindedly outside when the sales assis tant’s voice pulled me from my thoughts. When the door to the fitting room opened, Jennifer stepped out looking like a princess. She glowed under the spot light as if she had just walked out of a fairytale. My mother was going to hold a ball. Jennife r didn’t have anything suitable to wear so I brought her here to buy a dress for her. “How about this one?”Jennifer twirled around. She smiled at me, w aiting for me to co mment on her outfit. “It looks good. Now, go try som ething else,” I said, but I cou ld not keep my eyes off of her. To be honest, I thought that the dress she wor e suited her perfectly. It hugged her body in all the right places and broug ht out her charm even more. That was why I urge d Jennifer to chang e out of the dress. If she didn’t, I didn ’t Know what I would do to her on the spot. She was so attractive that I could have surrendered m yself to her—body and soul. While Jennifer tried on othe r clothes, all I could think of was how beautiful she was. At that moment, she called out from the fitting room , pulling me from my daze. “Excuse me. Cou ld someone ple ase zip me up?” . “Coming, miss!” the sales assi stant answered. I silently gestured for her t o leave us be, and then I wal ked over to the fitting room